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Social Changes In Impressionable Years And Adult Political Attitudes: Evidence From Jewish Expulsions In Nazi Germany

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  • Mevlude Akbulut‐Yuksel
  • Dozie Okoye
  • Mutlu Yuksel

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This study provides evidence that individuals who grew up during the 1930's Jewish expulsions are less likely to show interest and participate in politics. The estimates imply that, at the mean, individuals in their impressionable ages at the time of the expulsions are about 13% less likely to be interested in politics and 26% less likely to participate in politics. These results are not found for individuals who were older at the time of the expulsions nor for those growing up during world War (WWII). Results are robust to fixed region and birth‐year characteristics, various definitions of impressionable ages, and composition bias induced by differential migration and mortality rates across regions and cohorts. The estimates are also not driven by other regional differences in 1930's political participation, party support, Catholic share, exposure and destruction during WWII, urbanization, and other regional characteristics. We provide evidence that the adverse effects on political attitudes we find are explained by a model of political participation emphasizing the role of civic skills and socioeconomic status acquired at younger ages. Exposure to the expulsions when young is associated with lower adult volunteerism, trust, church attendance, and socioeconomic status. (JEL O12, D72, D74, J15)

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  • Mevlude Akbulut‐Yuksel & Dozie Okoye & Mutlu Yuksel, 2020. "Social Changes In Impressionable Years And Adult Political Attitudes: Evidence From Jewish Expulsions In Nazi Germany," Economic Inquiry, Western Economic Association International, vol. 58(1), pages 184-208, January.
    • Handle: RePEc:bla:ecinqu:v:58:y:2020:i:1:p:184-208
    DOI: 10.1111/ecin.12843
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    JEL classification:

    • O12 - Economic Development, Innovation, Technological Change, and Growth - - Economic Development - - - Microeconomic Analyses of Economic Development
    • D72 - Microeconomics - - Analysis of Collective Decision-Making - - - Political Processes: Rent-seeking, Lobbying, Elections, Legislatures, and Voting Behavior
    • D74 - Microeconomics - - Analysis of Collective Decision-Making - - - Conflict; Conflict Resolution; Alliances; Revolutions
    • J15 - Labor and Demographic Economics - - Demographic Economics - - - Economics of Minorities, Races, Indigenous Peoples, and Immigrants; Non-labor Discrimination

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